Column E shows the maximum air temperature. With respect to the freezing point, from 0° C at 1 atm pressure it will increase up to 0.01° C at 0.006 atm (which is about the average pressure on Mars as given by NASA). This is the triple point of water. At pressures below this, water will never be liquid. It will change directly between solid and gas phase (sublimation). The temperature for this phase change, the sublimation point, will decrease as the pressure is further decreased

Column F shows minimum air temperature.

Column G shows the air temperature range for each sol. On Earth temperatures can vary by 40 °C in deserts. In column G where the range is 59 °C or less yellow background coloring points that out. The National Park Service claims the world record in a diurnal temperature variation is 102 °F (57 °C) (from 46 °F (8 °C) to −56 °F (−49 °C)) in Browning, Montana (elevation 4,377 feet/1,334 meters) on January 23 to 24, 1916. There were 2 days in Montana where the temperature changed by 57 °C.

Column H shows temperature range divided by 40. This allows us to compare terrestrial deserts with Gale Crater, Mars. How much cooling occurs at night is related to the density of the atmosphere. Here we see the ratio of cooling on a Mars sol to the typical 40 °C cooling figure for Earth's deserts shown with a green background when that ratio is under 1.5. For MSL Year 1 when we altered the devisor from 40 °C to 57 °C then 88 of the ratios were altered to 1 or less than 1, meaning that Martian air pressure is indeed likely much higher than NASA claims.

Column I shows maximum ground temperature. As with terrestrial deserts, the ground on Mars heats more during the day than the air does, and it cools more at night than the air does. In Column K when the maximum ground temperature is given by REMS is above 0°C it is shown with a red background.

Column J shows the minimum ground temperature. When it is -90 °C or colder the background is in purple. The ground temperatures are not very precise. The requirement was to measure ground brightness temperature over the range from 150 to 300 K witha resolution of 2 K and an accuracy of 10 K.

Column K. Drop in ground temperature from day to night.

Column L shows the increase in temperature from the mast 1.5 meters above the ground down to the ground during the daylight hours. In column N anytime there is an increase in temperature of 11 °C or more this in indicated with a dark blue background.

Column M shows the decrease in temperature from the ground to the air at nights. If the data were valid we would expect similar heating or cooling to occur over the set distance from ground to boom. A quick survey of the data immediately shows that this was not found. In column L we see a variation in heating between 0 °C and at least 15 °C with a 54 °C anomaly on Sol 1,070. For nighttime cooling any variation from 11°C to 19°C is shown with a medium blue background. More than that is shown with a dark blue background.

Column N shows thepressure for the same Ls in MSL Year 1.

Column O shows the absolute value of the change in pressure in Pascals from the same Ls in the previous year (Column [M] - [C]).

Column P shows the original pressure for the same Ls in MSL Year 1 before JPL revised their data.

Column Q shows the Ls during Year 1.

Column R shows the UV for the sol in Year 2.

Column S shows the UV for the sol in Year 1. All sols in MSL Year 1 and Year 2 have opacity listed as “sunny” which seems dubious.

Column T shows comments, if any.

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

SOL

~LS

PRESSURE

Pa

EARTH

DATE

MAX

AIR

TEMP

°C

MIN

AIR

TEMP

°C

AIR

TEMP

RANGE

°C

AIR

TEMP

RANGE

°C/40

MAX

GROUND

TEMP °C

MIN

GROUND

TEMP °C

∆ GROUND

TEMP

DAY

TO

NIGHT

DAYTIME

CHANGE

IN TEMP

°C AIR

TO GROUND

NIGHTTIME

CHANGE

IN TEMP

°C AIR TO

GROUND

PRESSURE

AT SAME

LS IN MSL

YEAR 2

∆ PRESSURE

YEAR 3 TO

YEAR 2 SAME

LS

~LS

year 2

PRESSURE

YEAR 1

BEFORE

REVISION

UV

YR

3

UV

YR

2

MSL YEAR 2 SOL FOR THIS LS/

COMMENTS

YELLOW IF

<60 °C

GREEN IF

<1.5

RED IF

> 0 °C

PURPLE =

>-90°C

OR COLDER

Yellow numbers

= -80 to -89 °C,

red background =

-90°C or colder

drop

BLUE =

>10°C

PURPLE

= >10°C

YELLOW = > 7 Pa)

1534

270

898

11/29/2016

-2

-73

71

1.775

13

-76

-89

15

-3

911

-13

270

N/A

H

M, Year 1 was H

(866)

MSL first day of summer

1535

270

900

11/30/2016

-1

-73

72

1.8

12

-77

-89

13

-4

910

-10

271

N/A

H

M, Year 1 was H

(867)

1536

271

901

12/1/2016

-4

-71

67

1.675

12

-78

-90

16

-7

908

-7

272

N/A

H

M, Year 1 was H

(868)

1537

272

900

12/2/2016

-7

-74

67

1.675

12

-78

-90

19

-4

906

-6

272

N/A

H

M, Year 1 was N/A

(869)

1538

272

898

12/3/2016

-3

-73

70

1.75

13

-77

-90

16

-4

909

-11

273

N/A

H

M, Year 1 was N/A

(870)

1539

273

896

12/4/2016

-1

-74

73

1.825

13

-78

-91

14

-4

903

-7

273

N/A

H

M, Year 1 was N/A

(871)

1540

274

896

12/5/2016

-3

-74

71

1.775

13

-76

-89

16

-2

902

-6

274

N/A

H

M, Year 1 was N/A

(872)

1541

274

895

12/6/2016

-8

-76

68

1.7

13

-78

-91

21

-2

N/A

N/A

275

N/A

H

N/A. Year 1 also N/A

(873)

1542

275

895

12/7/2016

-9

-73

64

1.6

12

-79

-91

21

-6

N/A

N/A

275

N/A

H

N/A. Year 1 also N/A

(874)

1543

276

896

12/8/2016

-7

-74

67

1.675

12

-78

-90

19

-4

N/A

N/A

276

N/A

H

N/A. Year 1 also N/A

(875)

1544

276

894

12/9/2016

1

-71

72

1.8

12

-76

-88

11

-5

N/A

N/A

277

N/A

H

N/A. Year 1 also N/A

(876)

1545

276

891

12/10/2016

3

-73

76

1.9

13

-76

-89

10

-3

N/A

N/A

277

N/A

H

N/A. Year 1 also N/A

(877)

1546

277

889

12/11/2016

-7

-73

66

1.65

13

-76

-89

20

-3

N/A

N/A

278

N/A

H

N/A. Year 1 also N/A

(878)

1547

278

887

12/12/2016

-8

-75

67

1.675

14

-77

-91

22

-2

N/A

N/A

279

N/A

H

N/A. Year 1 also N/A

(879)

1548

279

887

12/13/2016

-8

-76

68

1.7

13

-77

-90

21

-1

872

+15

279

858 later revised to N/A

M

N/A (was M). Year 1 also N/A

(880)

1549

279

887

12/14/2016

-2

-76

74

1.85

14

-76

-90

16

0

895

-8

280

899

H

M. Year 1 was N/A

(881)

1550

280

888

12/15/2016

-1

-71

70

1.75

13

-77

-90

14

-6

901

-13

280

N/A

H

M. Year 1 was N/A

(882)

1551

281

886

12/16/2016

0

-71

71

1.775

14

-78

-92

14

-7

897

-11

281

N/A

H

M. Year 1 was N/A

(883)

1552

281

886

12/17/2016

-6

-74

68

1.7

14

-77

-91

20

-3

897

-11

282

N/A

H

M. Year 1 was N/A

(884)

1553

282

884

12/17/2016

-9

-77

68

1.7

13

-80

-93

22

-3

895

-11

282

N/A

VH

M. Year 1 was N/A

(885)

1554

283

894

12/19/2016

-19

-70

51

1.275

11

-75

-86

30

-5

894

0

283

N/A

VH

M. Year 1 was N/A

(886) The Sol 1554 data is apparently odd in numerous ways. Watch for JPL to revise 10 Pa pressure rise and 30K change in max air temp to max ground temp. In the past errors like these also were noted for sols with VH UV values. See Figure 1.

1554

REVISED

283

882

12/19/2016

-7

-70

63

1.575

12

-75

-87

19

-5

894

-12

283

N/A

VH

M. Year 1 was N/A

(886) THE PREDICTION ABOVE THAT JPL WOULD REVISE DATA FOR FOR 1554 WAS CORRECT. SEE FIGURE 1.

1555

283

883

12/20/2016

-6

-71

65

1.625

13

-76

-89

19

-5

897

-14

284

N/A

VH

M. Year 1 was N/A

(887)A green sphere was seen again on Sol 1555.

1556

284

883

12/21/2016

-5

-72

67

1.675

13

-74

-87

18

-2

896

-13

284

N/A

VH

H. Year 1 was N/A

(888)

1557

284

883

12/22/2016

-6

-74

68

1.7

13

-74

-87

19

0

895

-12

285

N/A

VH

H. Year 1 was N/A

(889)

1558

285

880

12/23/2016

-6

-72

66

1.65

13

-75

-88

19

-3

892

-12

286

N/A

Hchanged to VH

H. Year 1 was N/A

(890)

1559

286

879

12/24/2016

-7

-76

69

1.725

14

-76

-90

21

0

892

-13

286

N/A

VH

H. Year 1 was N/A

(891)

1560

286

877

12/25/2016

-10

-76

66

1.65

13

-76

-89

23

0

892

-15

287

N/A

VH

H. Year 1 was VH

(892)

1561

287

877

12/27/2016

-8

-77

69

1.725

13

-77

-90

21

0

890

-13

287

N/A

VH

H. Year 1 was VH

(893)

1562

288

877

12/28/2016

-5

-73

68

1.7

14

-74

-88

19

-1

891

-14

288

N/A

VH

M. Year 1 was VH

(894)

1563

288

879

12/29/2016

-6

-75

69

1.725

14

-77

-91

20

-2

889

-12

289

N/A

VH

H. Year 1 was VH

(895)

1564

289

872

12/30/2016

-7

-70

63

1.575

12

-74

-86

19

-4

888

-16

289

N/A

VH

H. Year 1 was VH

(896)

1565

290

874

12/31/2016

-6

-72

66

1.65

13

-77

-90

19

-5

884

-10

290

N/A

VH

H. Year 1 was VH

(897)

1566

290

876

1/1/2017

-6

-76

70

1.75

13

-76

-89

19

0

883

-7

291

N/A

VH

VH. Year 1 was VH

(898)

1567

291

870

1/2/2017

-5

-70

65

1.625

13

-75

-88

18

-5

881

-11

291

N/A

VH

VH. Year 1 was VH

(899)

1568

291

876

1/3/2017

-5

-71

66

1.65

14

-75

-89

19

4

883

-7

292

N/A

VH

H. Year 1 was VH

(900)

1569

292

873

1/4/2017

-5

-70

65

1.625

12

-75

-87

17

-5

885

-12

292

N/A

VH

H. Year 1 was VH

(901)

1570

293

873

1/5/2017

-6

-71

65

1.625

13

-74

-87

19

-3

883

-10

293

N/A

VH

H. Year 1 was VH

(902)

1571

293

873

1/6/2017

-3

-70

67

1.675

18

-75

-93

21

-5

882

-9

294

N/A

VH

H. Year 1 was VH

(903)A green sphere was seen again on Sol 1571.

1572

294

869

1/7/2017

-6

-81

75

1.875

13

-80

-94

19

1

878

-9

294

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was VH

(904) Possible frontal passage may be indicated by colder night temps after an unusually high ground temp on the previous sol.

1573

295

872

1/8/2017

-2

-74

72

1.8

13

-75

-88

15

-1

880

-8

295

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was VH

(905)

1574

295

868

1/9/2017

4

-72

76

1.9

15

-76

-91

11

-4

878

-10

296

N/A

VH

H. Year 1 was VH

(906)

1575

296

860

1/10/2017

0

-58

58

1.45

17

-62

79

17

-4

879

-19

297

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was VH

(907)Unusually warm low air and ground temperatures. 19 Pa pressure difference from MSL Year 2 is off the curve. Watch for JPL to alter their report (shown below as Figure 2) for Sol 1575.

1575

Revised

296

871

1/10/2017

Revised

as predicted

0

-73

73

1.825

17

-76

-93

17

-3

879

-8

297

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was VH

(907) Bingo! Predicted changes in pressure and temperature above were carried out by NASA one day after the prediction. During this day this chart was first accessed by someone in Scottsdale, AZ believed to be associated with NASA. See Figure 2 again.

(943) This sols's data will likely be revised by JPL. high temps are too cold, all previous L uV has been revised and presure increase of 17 Pa from previous sol is large. See Figure 4.

1610 revised as predicted

317

N/A

2/15/2017

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

854

-10

318

N/A

N/A

N/A

(943) This sol was revised as predicted. Once again the low UV is wiped out.

1611

318

798

2/16/2017

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

852

-54

318

318

L

H. Year 1 was H.

(944) Apparent malfunction. uV still low. Pressure drop of 54 Pa from Year 2 unlikely to be real.

1611 revised

318

N/A

2/16/2017

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

852

-54

318

318

N/A

H. Year 1 was H

(944) This sol was revised as predicted, once again wiped out a low UV.

1612

318

812

2/17/2017

-11

-53

44

1.1

15

-23

-38

26

+30

851

-39

319

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(945) Minimum temperatures too warm.Pressure drop of 39 Pa from Year 2 unlikely to be real.

1612

revised

318

N/A

2/17/2017

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

851

851

319

N/A

N/A

H. Year 1 was H.

(945) This sol was revised as predicted,

1613

319

846

2/18/2017

-2

-72

70

1.75

15

-84

-99

17

-12

850

-4

320

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(946)

1614

319

837

2/19/2017

-8

-73

65

1.625

14

-87

-101

22

-14

853

-16

320

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(947) Drop of 101 degrees from day to night would tie previous record.

1615

320

842

2/20/2017

-5

-73

68

1.7

14

-79

-93

19

-6

854

-12

321

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(948)

1616

320

848

2/21/2017

-8

-73

65

1.625

13

-85

-98

21

-14

851

-3

321

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(949)

1617

321

840

2/22/2017

-8

-72

64

1.6

18

-80

-98

26

-8

850

-10

322

N/A

VH

H. Year 1 was H.

(950)

1618

322

845

2/23/2017

-7

-71

64

1.6

12

-78

-90

19

-7

849

-4

323

N/A

VH

H. Year 1 was H.

(951)

1619

322

841

2/24/2017

-8

-73

65

1.625

11

-89

-100

19

-16

847

-6

323

N/A

VH

H. Year 1 was H.

(952)

1620

323

844

2/25/2017

-9

-70

61

1.525

12

-86

-98

21

-16

847

-3

324

N/A

VH

H. Year 1 was H.

(953)

1621

323

842

2/26/2017

-13

-73

60

1.5

10

-85

-95

23

-12

847

-5

324

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(954)

1622

324

841

2/27/2017

-9

-71

62

1.55

10

-76

-86

19

-5

N/A

N/A

324

N/A

H

N/A. Year 1 was H.

(955)

1623

324

840

2/28/2017

-10

-71

61

1.525

10

-76

-86

20

-5

N/A

N/A

325

N/A

H

N/A. Year 1 was H.

(956)

1624

325

836

3/1/2017

-8

-72

64

1.6

9

-76

-85

17

-4

N/A (changed from 823)

N/A

326

N/A

H

N/A (changed from H). Year 1 was H.

(957)

1625

326

839

3/2/2017

-8

-71

63

1.575

10

-77

-87

18

-6

848

-9

327

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(958)

1626

326

839

3/3/2017

-11

-71

60

1.5

10

-76

-86

21

-5

846

-7

327

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(959)

1627

327

838

3/4/2017

-9

-72

63

1.575

10

-75

-85

19

-3

846

-8

328

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(960)

1628

327

839

3/5/2017

-8

-71

63

1.575

9

-81

-90

17

-10

845

-6

328

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(961)

1629

328

837

3/6/2017

-8

-74

66

1.65

9

-77

-86

17

-3

849

-12

329

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(962)

1630

328

838

3/7/2017

-6

-77

71

1.775

8

-77

-85

14

0

850

-12

329

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(963)

1631

329

837

3/8/2017

-6

-77

71

1.775

12

-78

-90

18

-1

847

-10

330

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(964)

1632

330

836

3/9/2017

-4

-72

68

1.7

12

-78

-90

16

-6

847

-10

330

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(964 again) For the last Martian month the Ls from MSL Year 2 has differed from the Ls in Year 3 by one half to one degree. Therefore instead of using Ls 331 data from Sol 965 of Year 2 here, the data from Sol 964 is repeated.

1633

330

834

3/10/2017

-4

-75

71

1.775

13

-78

-91

17

-3

847

-13

331

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(965)

1634

331

834

3/12/2017

-5

-72

67

1.675

12

-83

-95

17

-11

850

-16

331

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(966)

1635

331

833

3/13/2017

-7

-73

66

1.65

16

-79

-95

23

-6

844

-11

332

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(967)

1636

332

834

3/14/2017

-14

-72

58

1.45

16

-80

-96

30

-8

848

-14

332

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(968). The 30 degree increase in temp air to ground is extraordimary. Watch for a modifcation by JPL.

1637

332

833

3/15/2017

-10

-73

63

1.575

15

-83

-98

25

-11

844

-11

333

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(969)

1638

333

833

3/16/2017

-9

-73

64

1.6

15

-81

-96

24

-8

849

-16

333

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(970)

1639

334

832

3/17/2017

-6

-71

65

1.625

13

-80

-93

19

-9

848

-16

334

N/A

H

M. Year 1 was H.

(971)

1640

334

828

3/18/2017

-8

-72

64

1.6

13

-98

-111

21

-26

847

-19

334

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(972) The low ground question is hard to accept. There is no corresponding great drop in air temp. Watch for a revision. Greatest variation in ground temp. ever! See Figure 5.

1641

335

831

3/19/2017

-6

-72

66

1.65

15

-82

-97

21

-10

844

-13

335

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(973)

1642

335

829

3/20/2017

-13

-72

59

1.475

11

-81

-92

24

-9

842

-13

336

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(974)

1643

336

832

3/21/2017

-11

-74

63

1.575

14

-81

-95

25

-7

843

-11

336

N/A

H

H. Year 1 was H.

(975)

1644

336

832

3/22/2017

-10

-74

64

1.6

13

-102

-115

23

-28

842

-10

337

N/A

H

M. Year 1 was H.

(976) Once more the low ground question is hard to accept. There is no corresponding great drop in air temp. Watch for a revision. Greatest variation in ground temp. ever!

1645

337

832

3/23/2017

-3

-74

71

1.775

14

-83

-97

17

-9

841

-9

337

N/A

H

M Year 1 was H.

(977)

1646

338

831

3/24/2017

-8

-74

66

1.65

11

-93

-104

19

-19

842

-11

338

N/A

H

M Year 1 was H.

(978) This night time low in ground temperature is not backed by a corresponding low in air temperature.

1647

338

831

3/25/2017

-3

-73

70

1.75

6

-78

-84

9

-5

841

-10

338

N/A

H

M Year 1 was H.

(979)

1648

339

830

3/26/2017

-14

-73

59

1.475

7

-79

-86

21

-6

840

-10

339

N/A

H

M Year 1 was H.

(980)

1649

339

831

3/27/2017

-14

-74

60

1.5

11

-93

-104

25

-19

841

-10

339

N/A

H

M Year 1 was H.

(981)

1650

340

833

3/28/2017

-8

-75

67

1.675

12

-110

-122

20

-35

840

-7

340

N/A

H

M Year 1 was H.

(982) The record 35 degree night time decrease in temp air to ground is extraordinary. See Figure 6. This is equal to a 63 degree Fahrenheit drop in 1.5 meters. Unless there is a machine generating this great cold, this must be an error.